2018 Central Ohio Smart 50 awards

This year’s Smart 50 class includes a lot of new faces — executives who are making a difference in their organizations and region. Meet the 2018 Central Ohio Smart 50 honorees.

Find a reason to brag

When is it all right to brag? It’s a peculiar question, but it is intended to examine a common behavior that reflects many institutional cultures and work environments. Yet bragging is not traditionally encouraged by employers.

A century of strength

A century into its journey, the United Way of Summit County stands on the shoulders of many generous leaders and blazes a trail into the next 100 years of community prosperity.

Five things that changed my (business) life

In the history of a business career, there are many ideas, circumstances and turning points that define and reveal success. Recently, I tried to determine what things favorably changed and altered my path.

Taking the best lessons from venture to venture

Rick Zimmerman was able to borrow ideas from his many entrepreneurial experiences, see the connections and create an underlying philosophy that enabled him to thrive in a struggling industry.

What is FOMO?

Everyone is affected to some degree by FOMO. That inertia, as we learned in physics, can kick in and with a bit of a nudge, put an object into motion. This applies to much more than the markets.